Whisky

“You are too young to understand it,’ she said, ‘but sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whisky bottle in the hand of—oh, of your father’… ‘There are just some kind of men who - who're so busy worrying about the next world they've never learned to live in this one, and you can look down the street and see the results.” (Lee, 1960, p. 60). Harper Lee grew up in Alabama, a state that, according to Anderson, was made famous during the civil rights movement (Anderson, 2007).…

Babylon Revisited He went back to his table. His whisky glass was empty, but he shook his head when Alix looked at it questioningly. There wasn’t much he could do now except send Honoria some things; he would send her a lot of things tomorrow. He thought rather angrily that this was just money—he had given so many people money. . . . It had been days since Marion and Lincoln pulled the wool over Charlie’s eyes that he would not be taking Honoria. Charlie knew that his chances of getting…

I didn’t know where I woke up. The bed sheets smelt like wet cigarettes and old beer. A small room with fading pink wallpaper appeared as my bloodshot eyes focused. I was in some roach motel I didn’t recognize. The Bag! Cold panic hit me like ice water. The leather travel bag was sitting in the armchair. I sighed in relief. There was a pack of smokes on the nightstand. I reached over for them—it was empty. Lousy luck is all I’ve had since I took on this assignment. The thing that drove me bat…

1. How does Wesley “build a case?” Why does he choose this method? After couple days of Marie's death, Wes was working on how he proof that his brother was guilty. Therefore, he was building a case by saying jokes and asking people about their families which is the same way if he ran a re-establish. He chose this method because he wanted to gain popularity and trustfulness. He was humoured and kind comparing to his personality before, which is hopeless and glum. By this technique, people will…

life seemed wasted. This also refers to suicide because when someone is deranged, there can be a high chance of depression that can lead to suicide. Poe, luckily got out of his derangement in ten days, however went missing for a while after having whisky with his friends. This also can be referred as a suicidal attempt because of all the rough time he had. Additionally, the article “The Death of Edgar Allan Poe” also claims that “By the early morning hours, he was delirious, pale and sweating…

Introduction This assignment compares and contrasts two fashion retail stores in Wellington, one catered to males and one to females. It analyses the retail environment of each store and critically evaluates the stores’ current retail practices. It then provides recommendations for improvement. The second part of the assignment evaluates two window displays. The evaluation finds that one of the window displays needs improvement and a concept for a new window display is discussed. The new…

Cholera is a condition that is spread by eating food and drinking water that is contaminated with human feces. Individuals who contract cholera mostly suffer from vomiting, severe diarrhea, and cramps. These people may even die from dehydration within short periods of a few hours or even days following the appearance of the first symptoms. Cholera epidemics began as early as 1830s killing several US citizens, particularly Ohioans. Cholera is believed to have arrived in the US in 1832 with…

One of John Steinbeck’s famous works, Of Mice and Men, is a story about two brothers - Lennie and George. Steinbeck depicts Lennie and George’s experience in a ranch. He not only dcorruption happens easily in an unbalanced society. Lennie and George’s relationship is very subtle in the story. They are like brothers and the spiritual support of each other. They finally got jobs in a ranch and met different kinds of people. Lennie’s innocence led him to a marginal situation. George decided to…

William Feather once said “One way to get the most out of life is to look upon it as an adventure.” That is exactly what Mark Twain did in his classic novel, The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn. Despite the fact that many people and schools find the book containing vulgar language and not appropriate. The tale of Huck Finn and his adventure down one of the greatest rivers in America deem the novel to be a classic American tale. Huckleberry Finn doesn’t grow up like a happy everyday kid. There is…

starting in the 1830s when Europeans started settling in New Zealand (McEwan, Campbell, & Swain, 2010). Prior to the arrival of the Europeans there was no alcohol drunk in New Zealand and Reverend W. J. Williams said in 1930 "The white man and the whisky bottle came together to New Zealand" (Hutt, 1999). Societies across the world constantly show gender differences, with males having higher levels of alcohol consumptions than females (McPherson, Casswell, & Pledger, 2004). Alcohol consumption…